DUI/DWI offenders in Barnstable Town are occasionally given the option to take part in a drug rehabilitation center instead of consequences for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of criminal offenses can ordinarily be very harsh, including being locked up in jail and significant fines and even absorbitant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, especially for new offenders, the judge will decide that addressing the issues of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Barnstable Town that are fortunate enough to be able to take part in such treatment instead of other more extreme punishment, many will stay out of the court system for good.